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Why isn't beer served with ice? Well, the main reason is, the beer will get watered down as the ice melts – it's a problem that also extends to drinks that are served on the rocks, even though the coldness of the ice may help them to go down smoother. That's where the Beyond Zero system comes in. Instead of making ice cubes out of water, it makes them out of booze.
Invented by Kentucky-based entrepreneur Jason Sherman, the system actually consists of two devices – the Liquor Ice Maker and the Liquor Ice Storage Unit.
A liquor of the user's choice is first poured into the Maker, where it's cooled well below the temperature reached by a regular freezer, and formed into cubes. Exactly how that's accomplished is a trade secret, although the process takes just a matter of minutes.
Whiskey slushie, anyone?
(Score: 2) by AthanasiusKircher on Saturday May 27 2017, @02:46PM (4 children)
While I mostly agree (and I hate to disagree with an expert taster), I think it also depends on the style of beer. "Good beer" may still taste good when warm, but not all beer styles are best at higher temperatures. I've had a lot of "lighter" style beers in Germany, served on a hot day (or even a cooler one), and they're not served at cellar temperature or even warmer -- and they are better for it. Most good ales, and darker styles like porters, stouts, etc. should still be good (if not better) warm, but generally give me a night light Weissbier chilled. (Not ice cold; I agree that also kills the flavor.)
(Score: 2) by rleigh on Saturday May 27 2017, @07:46PM
I was no master taster, just a tech with the basic taste training! Lighter brews are certainly often designed to be served colder and I have no problem at all with good quality stuff.
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Sunday May 28 2017, @02:40AM (2 children)
God I love porters... And extra pale ales that are hop a plenty. The extremes of both give the flavours: probably also why I love horseradish, heavy pepper use, sriracha sauce... My taste buds suck, and so need the extremes.
But porters! Mmmmm!!
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(Score: 2) by Ellis D. Tripp on Monday May 29 2017, @04:32PM (1 child)
"Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you end up with a lot of scum on the top!"--Edward Abbey
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Monday May 29 2017, @07:14PM
Haven't tried them (unfortunately i suck, and am now forced to be gluten free), but i know in my old days it wouldn't have stopped at one or two, lol.
Gluten free porters are hard to come by... :(
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